Monument record 0227901000 - OVERSHOT OR TREADAWAY MILL

Summary

Eighteenth to twentieth century paper and corn mill, known from historic records.

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Type and Period (2)

  • PAPER MILL (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)
  • CORN MILL (18th Century to Modern - 1700 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

'OVERSHOT MILL (PAPER & CORN)' AT NGR (B3).
PAPER MADE IN 1 HALF OF BUILDING USING A BREAST WHEEL SITUATED ABOVE THE OVERSHOT. PAPERMAKERS INCLUDED GAVILLER (C.1850), T B FORD (BLOTTING), H WHEELER. MILL BURNT 1866 & AGAIN 1935 (NOT REBUILT) (B4-5).
SUNFIRE REFS 1762 (TURNER); 1766 (BATES); 1812 (CROUCH) (B6).
Historical notes (B7).

Sources (7)

  • <1>SBC6714 Map: Thomas Jefferys. 1770. [Map of] The County of Buckingham. Printed map. Linen. 1 inch:1 mile.
  • <2>SBC1967 Map: Andrew Bryant. 1825. Map of the County of Buckinghamshire. Printed map. Linen. 1.5 inches:1 mile.
  • <3>SBC10145 Map: OS 1875/1883 1:10560 MAP,1ST EDITION.
  • <4>SBC5463 Unpublished document: FREESE S 1946 WINDMILLS & WATERMILLS OF BUCKS (TYPESCRIPT MS AT BRO).
  • <5>SBC2610 Bibliographic reference: CAUVAIN P 1976/1977 WYE VALLEY WATERMILLS (OXFORD CERT.COURSE IN ARCHAEOLOGY DISSERTATION)(TYPESCRIP.
  • <6>SBC14969 Bibliographic reference: SUNLIFE INSURANCE CO (PER SHORTER A H PAPER MILLS & PAPER MAKERS IN ENGLAND 1495-1800).
  • <7>SBC23045 Bibliographic reference: Michael Farley, Edward Legg and James Venn (eds). 2007. The Watermills of Buckinghamshire: A 1930s account by Stanley Freese with original photographs. pp166-168.

Location

Grid reference SU 89990 90560 (point)
Civil Parish CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Jul 11 2008 7:14PM

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